Step display



Jan. s, 1929. 1,696,686

H. ZIE'MMERMAN STEP DISPLAY Filed Maron 14'. 1927 Patented `lan.. 8,195259.

HENRY ZIEMMERMAN, or crIIcAGo, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoB. 'ro CHICAGO carinBomen COMPANY, oI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A coRPoRA'IIoN or ILLINOIS. 'l

STEP DISPLAY.

Application led March- 14, 1927. Serial No. 175,247.

This invention relates to a folding card display stand made of a singlesheet of material and foldable flatly when it is collapsed butextensible into a step form for display purand bottom of the displaycard whieh'lyforms the steps and has an intermediate portion unconnectedto the easel stand so that in folding, certain of the steps will overlapallowing the display card and its easel to fold compact,

ly for shipping and storage. Opther objects of the invention will appearhereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 is a perspective of a displaystand constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is a section illustrating the invention in collapsed form; andFigure 3 is a plan view in collapsed form. Heretofore it has not beenpractical to supply a folding step display device for the reason that ifthe display member has been attached to an easel it would not foldcompactly, and if these two members are not attached, it is verydiflicult to set them up properly and to keep them in folded positionafter they.V are set up.' The present invention overcomestheseobjections by attaching the easel to the bottom and the top of thedisplay member and by so proportioning the steps and the fold lmes ofthe easel stand that both members will collapse into a flat form witheertain of the steps overlapping, whereby the folded display not onlywill occupy a mini` mum space when it is collapsed, but also it iseasily and accurately extended and maintained in its displayingcondition.

Referrin more particularly to the drawings, a disp ay card or member 1is provided with opposite scores or cuts 2 and 3, adapting it tofoldoppositely upon itself in a more or less zig-zag fashion and toformv a plurality of steps twith connected risers 5. The

uppermost portion of the display member may be a larger portion to forma background for any display carried by theother portion thereof or itmay be provided with a score line atthe top of its supporting standwhich will adapt-itto turn backwardly, forming another step.

The easel stand for this display preferably comprises a pair of members6 and 7 which may be cut from the same piece of material or may beformed separately, and if con' nected in pairs,'as shown in Figure 1,one of the members is formed With-a notched lock- Ing tongue 8 adaptedto engage in a corresponding locking notch 9 of the other member and tohold` the two members J'spaced apart in upright position.

or lower locking Wing .1()4 attached to the inner side of thelowermost-,ste y riser 5 and with an upright wing 11 Whc is attached tothe rear of the uppermost portion 12 ofthe display member 1. Thedistance between the plane of the riser 12 andthe plane of the low- Eacheasel member is with a front i ermost riser 5 is equally divided by ascore line 13 which coincides.l with the riser line at the rear of oneof the steps which form the display so that the width of the distanceactually occupied by the steps is equally divided by the score line 13.which therefore requires that the Isteps included between the wings 10and. 11 be equal in number or else that one ofthe steps be provided withan additional fold line in order to make the entire structure foldablecompactly. Y

At the bottom of each a score line 15 forming a locking wing 16 formaintaining the easel stand infposition, particularly for. holding thescore line 13 from collapsing when the easel stand is unfolded. Withthis construction, lit is obvious that the steps, and all of the risersexcept the lowof theveasel wings is` ermost one are unconnected with theeasel,

stand and that they are heldin place on the easel stand by their ownweight and by the weight of any articles placed thereon. When the stepsare even in number, they will collapse in zig-zag fashionwith spacedapart sections, as shown in Figure 2, the easel stand members 6 and 7folding outwardly and collapsing upon themselves, as shown more clearlyin Figure 3. It is obvious that any equal number of steps ma be combinedin a structure as thus descri ed and any odd number of steps may also beprovided if an extra fold line, is placed in one of the steps. y

I claim: f

1'.- Afolding step display stand comprising a display memberoppositely-folded to form transverse steps to fold one upon the other incollapsing, and aneasel secured thereto at the top and bottom but freeintermediate thereof with steps in the edge to support the member instep form and having fold lines coinciding with the risers of one of thesteps so that the member and easel fold'compactly.

2. A step display stand comprising a continuous member scoredtransversely to form a succession of connected steps, and an easelpermanently secured thereto at top and bottom with an intermediateunconnected portion and having steps in the edge to support `thesteps'of themember when it is extended.

y and scored transversely to form steps which fold together, and theeasel having steps to support the steps of the member and being scoredtofold"at right` angles thereto on the line of one of the step risers.

5. In a display stand of the class described, a member and an easelpermanently connected to each other at top and bottom, the intermediateportions being unconnected, the member being continuous but scored toform transverse steps and risers which fold together,

and the easel being scored to fold at right anglesthereto and supportingeach step, one

of the folding scores being intermediate the portion covered by thesteps.

6. In a display stand, a continuous display member and an easelconnected to each other vat top and bottom with the intermediateportion' being unconnected, the member being scored on opposite sides toform an even number of steps which fold together, and the easel beingscored to fold at right angles thereto, one of the easel fold linesbeing mid' way of the distance between the front and4 rear edges of thesteps when the easel and member are distended so the easel will foldupon itself.

7. A step display stand, comprising a continuous member` scoredoppositely toform transverse steps, and an easel secured thereto attopand bottom with intermediate steps in the edge to support the stepsof the mem! A ber in distended position, the easel having :fold linestransverse to the fold lines of the member and between the front andback of the easel when distended so it will fold upon itself incollapsing, and a scored locking strip at the bottom of the easel toprevent the easel from collapsing when it is in distended form.

8. A step display stand comprising a member scored in opposite sides toform transverse steps, a foldable easel stand comprising a pair ofmembers with wings at top and bottom permanently secured to the top andbottom of the display member, the intermediate portions beingunconnected, the easel sections being scored at right angles to thescore lines in the member between the front and back thereof whendistended adapting the easel sections to fold upon themselves when thedisplay stand collapses, means for locking the easel sections againstcollapsing. and an additional connecting link between the easel standsections for locking them apart in spaced re lation.

HENRY ZIEMMERMAN.

